Driving & Transportation

Checklist & Tips for Safe Winter Driving, from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers what to check on your automobile before winter comes, items you should keep in your car, and what to do in an emergency situation.

Winter Weather

Cold Weather Pet Safety by the American Veterinary Medical Association, covers steps to take to keep a variety of different pets safe during winter weather.

Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is a 15-page PDF that covers planning ahead for
cold weather, indoors and outdoor safety in cold weather, and cold
weather health conditions. Topics include: creating a winter weather survival kit, understanding wind chill, and recognizing hypothermia and frostbite and what to do.

Winter Storms: Deceptive Killers from NOAA & the National Weather Service, is an 11-page PDF that explains winter storm terms and how winter storms form, includes a wind chill chart and national map of winter storm hazards, and includes suggestions on how to stay informed about storms, steps to take to prepare for them--at home, work, and on the farm, and how to create a family disaster plan.

Winter Storm Preparedness from the American Red Cross explains the difference between a winter storm advisory, warning or watch; tells you how to prepare for a winter storm; covers what to include in a supply kit; and discusses how to remain safe during a storm, including being aware of carbon monoxide dangers associated with generators and other alternate sources of heat and light.

Winter Weather from OSHA covers hazards faced by those who must work outdoors in winter weather, and ways to prevent "cold stress" and other health conditions.

Emergency Preparedness

Your Forecast

Enter your zip code for an up-to-the-minute forecast for your area, on the National Weather Service website at
http://www.weather.gov/ .

Smartphone App

The Winter Survival Kit app, developed by the NDSU Extension Service, will help you find your current location, call 911, notify your friends and family, calculate how long you can run your engine to keep warm and stay safe from carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s available free for both Android and iOS systems. Learn more at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/apps.